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Essay / Impulsive Thinking in the Works of William Shakespeare
Every day, people make thousands of decisions. Some decisions are made without even thinking about them. Sometimes people make decisions out of anger, happiness, or depression. Choices can often be very impulsive. The meaning of the word impulsive is to think and react very quickly to any situation. For example, murder, excitement, or suicide can all be examples of impulsive actions. In Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and West Side Story, there are many situations of impulsive action. As noted in the introduction, one of the acts of impulsive thinking is suicide. Romeo and Juliet are prime candidates for suicide due to an impulsive reaction. Romeo and Juliet is a famous love story about two young children who fall in love. Towards the end of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo witnessed Juliet's supposed corpse. Romeo was so in love with Juliet that he could not imagine a life that could be lived without her. Romeo didn't know that Juliet wasn't really dead. Because Romeo was madly in love and too young to properly handle the situation, Romeo committed suicide. While Romeo was...